Blackboard Tree vs Pencil Cedar

Alstonia scholaris compared with Polyscias murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom same	Plantae (نباتات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Gentianales (جنطيانيات)	Apiales (خيميات)
Family	Apocynaceae	Araliaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Polyscias
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Polyscias murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and Pencil Cedar share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (ماغنولانية)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Pencil Cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackboard Tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Taiwan, and United States.

Pencil Cedar

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Blackboard Tree

The Blackboard Tree (Alstonia scholaris) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.